As a head-up, it is important to notice that a white dwarf only shines thanks to the stored energy and light, because a white dwarf doesn't have any hydrogen left to perform nuclear fusion.
Now the process:
First, the white dwarf accumulates all the extracted matter from its companion, onto its own surface. This extra matter increases the white dwarf's temperature and density.
After a while, the star reaches about 10 million K, so nuclear fusion can begin. The hydrogen that has been "stolen" from the other star and accumulated in the white dwarf's surface it's used for the fusion, dramatically increasing the star's brightness for a short time, causing what we know as a Nova.
As this fuel its quickly burnt out or blown into space, the star goes back to its natural white dwarf state. Since the white dwarf nor the companion star are destroyed in this process, it can happen countless of times during their lifespan.
In a parallel circuit, the total resistance calculated from the individual resistances is computed from the formula: 1/Rt = 1/R1 + 1/R2. substituting R1 and R2, then
1/Rt = 1/7 + 1/49
1/Rt = 1/6.125 = 1/ 49/8
Rt = 49/8 <span>Ω
The total resistance hence is </span>49/8 Ω
Take east to be the positive direction. Then the resultant force from adding <em>F</em>₁ and <em>F</em>₂ is
<em>F</em>₁ + <em>F</em>₂ = (-45 N) + 63 N = 18 N
which is positive, so it's directed east.
To this we add a third force <em>F</em>₃ such that the resultant is 12 N pointing west, making it negative, so that
18 N + <em>F</em>₃ = -12 N
<em>F</em>₃ = -30 N
So <em>F</em>₃ has a magnitude of 30 N and points west.
